Comments on: That “resurgent” Taliban you keep hearing about

By: Casey Tompkins

Casey Tompkins — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:56:11 +0000

But, but, but… The Taliban are using more and more suicide bombers. Mean, evil, SCARY suicide bombers.

Why, everyone knows that suicide bombers are the most effective and terrifying use of force on the planet. They’ve been beating the crap out of the Americans in Iraq for years.

Just ask Harry Reid…

{/snerk}

I agree that the poppy fields are problematical. On the one hand, we don’t want more heroin out there. On the other, we’re fighting human nature in one of the most primitive countries in the world, where growing poppies can net a local farmer ten times what he gets for wheat or barley.

That local farmer is far more interested in what he can make for his family than what happens to some idiot addict in Europe or America, although I suspect a lot of this crop goes to Iran and other nearby countries.

By: J.M. Heinrichs

J.M. Heinrichs — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:08:49 +0000

Replacement for the “Igloo” and “Wigwam”;
http://www.yurtco.com/

Cheers

By: Subsunk

Subsunk — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:09:55 +0000

OK, I’ll bite. What’s a yurt? LOL

Subsunk

By: HomefrontSix

HomefrontSix — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:45:29 +0000

One can hope, right?

TOM ~ are you serious? You’re not honestly sitting there, criticizing the fact that we are working to eradicate opium poppies, are you? YGBSM.

By: lex

lex — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:13:16 +0000

I’d do it again.

By: The Owner's Manual

The Owner's Manual — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:40:43 +0000

We’re here to save your society. But don’t worry, we won’t be leaving until we destroy your economy. It’s for our chil’run. Nice yurt, BTW.